1 dead, 1 detained in possible homicide in Irvine

Shalabh Rastogi, 39, of Irvine, called dispatchers at 9:40 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2012, to tell them he had killed his wife earlier in the day, said Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department. Officers arrived at the couple's apartment on Monte Vista and took Rastogi into custody without incident, he said. Inside, officers found the body of Rastogi's wife.COURTESY OF ON SCENE TV

IRVINE – A woman is dead and a man has been detained after what is being investigated as a homicide Monday night at an Irvine apartment, police said.

A man about 9:45 p.m. called authorities to report that a woman he identified as his wife was dead at an apartment complex on Monte Vista, between the 261 toll road and Culver Drive, Irvine police Lt. Julia Engen said.

A woman in her 40s was pronounced dead, Engen said. Authorities have not identified her.

Investigators detained the man who reported the woman's death, Engen said, with police investigating the death as a possible homicide.

As of late Monday night, no formal arrest had been reported. Authorities have not released the man's name and were working to confirm his relationship with the woman he claimed to be his wife.

The exact cause of the woman's death and the motive for the possible homicide were not immediately clear.

Authorities said there was no danger to the community.

"The investigation right now is limited to the apartment and officers are confident that there are no outstanding suspects," Engen said.

A confirmed homicide would be the first one reported in Irvine this year.

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Shalabh Rastogi, 39, of Irvine, called dispatchers at 9:40 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2012, to tell them he had killed his wife earlier in the day, said Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department. Officers arrived at the couple's apartment on Monte Vista and took Rastogi into custody without incident, he said. Inside, officers found the body of Rastogi's wife. COURTESY OF ON SCENE TV
Shalabh Rastogi, 39, of Irvine, called dispatchers at 9:40 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2012, to tell them he had killed his wife earlier in the day, said Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department. Officers arrived at the couple's apartment on Monte Vista and took Rastogi into custody without incident, he said. Inside, officers found the body of Rastogi's wife. COURTESY OF ON SCENE TV
Shalabh Rastogi, 39, of Irvine, called dispatchers at 9:40 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2012, to tell them he had killed his wife earlier in the day, said Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department. Officers arrived at the couple's apartment on Monte Vista and took Rastogi into custody without incident, he said. Inside, officers found the body of Rastogi's wife. COURTESY OF ON SCENE TV
Shalabh Rastogi, 39, of Irvine, called dispatchers at 9:40 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2012, to tell them he had killed his wife earlier in the day, said Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department. Officers arrived at the couple's apartment on Monte Vista and took Rastogi into custody without incident, he said. Inside, officers found the body of Rastogi's wife. COURTESY OF ON SCENE TV
Shalabh Rastogi, 39, of Irvine, called dispatchers at 9:40 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2012, to tell them he had killed his wife earlier in the day, said Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department. Officers arrived at the couple's apartment on Monte Vista and took Rastogi into custody without incident, he said. Inside, officers found the body of Rastogi's wife. COURTESY OF ON SCENE TV
Shalabh Rastogi, 39, of Irvine, called dispatchers at 9:40 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2012, to tell them he had killed his wife earlier in the day, said Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department. Officers arrived at the couple's apartment on Monte Vista and took Rastogi into custody without incident, he said. Inside, officers found the body of Rastogi's wife. COURTESY OF ON SCENE TV
Shalabh Rastogi, 39, of Irvine, called dispatchers at 9:40 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2012, to tell them he had killed his wife earlier in the day, said Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department. Officers arrived at the couple's apartment on Monte Vista and took Rastogi into custody without incident, he said. Inside, officers found the body of Rastogi's wife. COURTESY OF ON SCENE TV
Shalabh Rastogi, 39, of Irvine, called dispatchers at 9:40 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2012, to tell them he had killed his wife earlier in the day, said Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department. Officers arrived at the couple's apartment on Monte Vista and took Rastogi into custody without incident, he said. Inside, officers found the body of Rastogi's wife. COURTESY OF ON SCENE TV
Shalabh Rastogi, 39, of Irvine, called dispatchers at 9:40 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2012, to tell them he had killed his wife earlier in the day, said Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department. Officers arrived at the couple's apartment on Monte Vista and took Rastogi into custody without incident, he said. Inside, officers found the body of Rastogi's wife. COURTESY OF ON SCENE TV

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